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New York Times, Friday, October 24, 1952

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J K Q X }, Scrabble score: 295 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11, Grid flow: 34.9
David Steinberg notes:

The 51-Down clue appears to be inaccurate. ATTILA the Hun lived in the 5th century.

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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 1,223
Across
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Aerial on the gridiron. : PASS
5
Premier Naguib's headquarters. : CAIRO
10
Gulf of Arabia. : OMAN
14
Peak. : ACME
15
Miss Best and others. : EDNAS
16
Miss Dorsay, actress. : FIFI
17
Alabama. : THELANDOFCOTTON
20
Woodcutters. : HEWERS
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___ East. : NEAR
22
Playwright Akins. : ZOE
23
$100 bill: Slang. : CNOTE
25
Overhauls, as a ship. : REFITS
27
Blast of a trumpet. : TANTARA
30
Famous puppeteer. : SARG
31
Norse name. : OLE
32
Symbols of nothing. : ZEROS
35
Miss Spenlow and others. : DORAS
38
The year Christopher Columbus died. : MDVI
40
Prohibit. : DEBAR
42
Mr. Raymond of Hollywood. : GENE
43
Max, Buddy, and others. : BAERS
45
He persuaded the Trojans to take in the wooden horse. : SINON
47
Noun suffix. : ENE
48
Frog genus. : RANA
50
Opera star Steber. : ELEANOR
52
Rocky Marciano, for instance. : WINNER
54
Church vault. : CRYPT
55
It comes between printemps and automne. : ETE
56
A handle or loop. : ANSA
58
Quality that arouses pity. : PATHOS
62
A pair of ancient fighters. : DAVIDANDGOLIATH
65
A narrow valley. : GLEN
66
Not unlawful. : LEGAL
67
Relative of the mandolin. : LUTE
68
Wildcat or jaguarundi. : EYRA
69
Distrustful: Slang. : LEERY
70
Not even. : ALOP
Down
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The way with primroses. : PATH
2
Long. : ACHE
3
Saw-billed duck. : SMEW
4
Exclusive. : SELECT
5
Examined for unsuitable matter. : CENSORED
6
Do a sum. : ADD
7
Three ___ (The Trinity). : INONE
8
Man's nickname. : RAFE
9
Coveted acting awards. : OSCARS
10
Poetic substitute for frequently. : OFT
11
She plays with Abbott & Costello in "Lost in Alaska." : MITZIGREEN
12
Walking. : AFOOT
13
Baseball teams. : NINES
18
Desi that loves "Lucy" on TV. : ARNAZ
19
Hill nymph. : OREAD
24
Vetches. : TARES
26
Hoarseness of the vocal cords. : FROG
27
Wherein Aida perishes with Radames. : TOMB
28
Frances Davis of opera fame. : ALDA
29
The sort of land Peter Pan liked. : NEVERNEVER
33
Kimono sash. : OBI
34
More reasonable. : SANER
36
___ Domini. : ANNO
37
Predictor of the future. : SEER
39
Ambassador Henderson's post. : IRAN
41
Short and pudgy. : ROLYPOLY
44
Champion on the links. : SNEAD
46
Country of King Tribhubana. : NEPAL
49
Tighe Woods' predecessor as director of Price Stabilization. : ARNALL
51
Hun king of the first century. : ATTILA
52
Formation in a football play. : WEDGE
53
Pinocchio's birthplace. : ITALY
54
Sponge on others: Colloq. : CADGE
57
Kind of knife Koko used. : SNEE
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Seiner's catch. : HAUL
60
Actor Preminger. : OTTO
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Bandsman Fields. : SHEP
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Girl's name. : INA
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Civil War society. : GAR

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 10 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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